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Trump Says He Wants to Testify If He Goes to Trial For Election Lies: ‘We’ll Have Fun on the Stand’

www.mediaite.com Trump Says He Wants to Testify If He Goes to Trial For Election Lies: ‘We’ll Have Fun on the Stand’

Donald Trump strongly suggested he wants to take the stand in his own defense in the event that he's indicted over his false claims about the 2020 election.

And cameras aren't allowed in federal trials. That's the real crime here.

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"We’ll have fun on the stand with all of these people that say the Presidential Election wasn’t Rigged and Stollen [sic],” Trump posted, adding an all-caps claim it’ll be “THE TRIAL OF THE CENTURY!!!”
When we were told as youngsters that "any one of you could be the president of the United States!", I never imagined it could be interpreted as a warning rather than something meant to motivate young minds. 🤦🏽‍♂️
- Lmao “Stollen”. I think I’ve eaten some Stollen while in Germany.
  Dude, how was this our guy for four years? How did he slip through two impeachments? He’s a walking conundrum, or I guess I spelled that wrong, too. He’s a walking covfefe
  
  Dude, how was this our guy for four years? How did he slip through two impeachments?
  Lol how long do you have? The short, super-oversimplified answer is, the Orange One's ability to stay in office is the entire reason why Fox News was created; to spin/omit bad information so that their audience believes their politicians can do no wrong, and in effect, so that their preferred presidents could never be removed from office.
  There's also the fact that a lot of stupid, hateful assholes put him in office literally so that folks like you and I would suffer.
  Honestly, no matter how detailed I could get about how the Trump presidency happened, I too find myself asking "how the fuck did this all happen??", and I just don't fucking know, man. I don't fucking know.
  
  Dont stain our Stollen with this dumbfuck
  
  How did he slip through two impeachments
  Mitch McConnell
- Yeah, but we never told the kid that had Elmer's glue on his breath, meowed unironically, and would pull down his pants for attention. Now he's seeking a second term.
  I guess conservatives are right, the "everyone gets a trophy" class produced some shit people.

By fun he means pleading the 5th to everything.
After all it was Trump who famously said that only criminals take the 5th.
- "Wait, it's all projection?"
  "Always has been"
  🌎👨‍🚀🔫👨‍🚀
  
  Your memoji game is strong.
- Hey you took that quote out of context. The context was that he was not talking about himself, its diffe(R)ent.
- It'll either be the 5th or his attempt at a hitler like speech from when he was on trial, it'll probly be awful but I bet it'll work
  
  Man I just listened to the behind the bastards podcast about that, insane to think they had a chance to completely crush or at least tamper the nazi movement.
- You can't plead the 5th if you choose to testify at your own trial. Opting to testify means that you are waiving your right, which means that the prosecutor can compel you to answer any question relevant to the matter at hand. The prosecutor can not force a defendant to testify--which is why most don't--but once they choose to, they must answer.
  Witnesses--people not already being prosecuted--can plead the 5th. That's why witnesses are often given immunity deals; immunity from prosecution means that they no longer have a 5A interest, and can be compelled to testify.

Cameras not being allowed is actually really good in this case. Using a court hearing as a campaign event isn't how things should be done
- You're not wrong but I wonder how it would play out. The judge is king in the courtroom and even a Trump appointee wouldn't let Trump steamroll them in their own kingdom. So either they'd boot him or Trump would have to stfu and behave after he spent all that time cracking on the court proceedings. Images of a castrated, silent Trump all over the news next to headlines of him saying how much 'fun' he was going to have would be interesting.
  But I know none of Trumps remaining base are salvageable and Republicans would vote for him regardless so not like it would matter, it would just be interesting.
  
  I don’t know…. I want to believe that you’re right, but I’ve been VERY wrong at how far people will go in giving him leeway on bullshit.
  Like the insanity that EDUCATED PEOPLE will spout because of their inability to admit they were wrong about Trump….
  Truly scary.
  
  Can you imagine if a judge ordered a gag be placed on him to stop him from talking? Are they still allowed to do that? They used to be able to at one time.
  
  There's no way he would testify in any court proceeding where he doesn't have to. This is just public bluster like always. It seems like the only good advice he takes from his lawyers is to avoid testifying to anything under oath.
- Using a court hearing as a campaign event isn't how things should be done
  Beer Hall Putsch
  The putsch brought Hitler to the attention of the German nation for the first time and generated front-page headlines in newspapers around the world. His arrest was followed by a 24-day trial, which was widely publicised and gave him a platform to express his nationalist sentiments to the nation. Hitler was found guilty of treason and sentenced to five years in Landsberg Prison,[note 2] where he dictated Mein Kampf to fellow prisoners Emil Maurice and Rudolf Hess. On 20 December 1924, having served only nine months, Hitler was released.[4][5]
- I feel like there should be a video recording of the proceedings, but that it should be sealed until after the verdict and sentencing.
  
  Honestly I'd be happy with court transcripts at this point.

Like in every other case, he's all talk until it comes to the trial, then he will not take the stand or say a damn thing.
- Oh he’ll say something. He’ll say “I plead the fifth” if he even shows up.
  
  I think his preferred answer in depositions is usually “I don’t recall.”

He talks a big game when not under oath. If he ever gets under oath it's just a lot of boring ass 5th amendment and I don't recalls.
- He ain't gonna do it. This is just another in a long,long line of things Trump says he's going to do but won't.

I would say there’s a 99.9% chance that traitorous pathologically-lying coward won’t take the stand.
- I say there is a 100% chance that he won't take the stand.
  
  I'm pretty sure he genuinely wants to speak his heart out, and that his lawyers are doing everything in their power to get him to shut up for once.

Since I'm seeing people claiming that he'd plead 5A when questioned -
A defendant that chooses to testify in court has waived their 5A rights. A prosecutor can not compel a defendant to testify--that's where 5A comes in--but if a defendant chooses to testify, then they may not refuse to answer relevant questions. Answering questions untruthfully if you've chosen to testify is, by itself, a crime. If a defendant lies, which Trump is almost certain to do, then the prosecutor can call rebuttal witnesses to prove that the defendant was lying under oath.
Witnesses--people not on trial--can plead 5A and refuse to answer questions. Prosecutors will sometimes give witnesses immunity from prosecution for truthful testimony; that negates the 5A interest.
- "I forget"

stollen
insufferable idiocy

He wont, he never does, big coward sticking out his chest

Oh please, don't threaten me with a good time.

Stop listening to what he says and start watching what he does. He will say whatever he needs to in the moment. You can't rely on what he says ever

Ohpleaseohpleaseohplease. Do it!
- Lordy, I hope there's tapes!

let's do it. making a mockery of the justicd system in front of a judge should go well for him.

Surely nothing can go wrong if he does that

Well, let's see how many contempt of court charges he can rack up.
- No doubt. And in the same breath, incriminate himself.
  
  It'll be the perfect witness, maybe ever. Listen, Hillary's emails were worse after; biggest vote turn.. Hunter's penis.
  That might make even too much sense though.

is there a community that shares his "Truths" similar to that other site so I don't have to give them traffic?
I legitimately think someone changed his Alexa/Siri activation quote to "HAMBERDERS" or "MOAR COVFEFE" years ago. That is the only way I can rationalize his random tirades.
- I didn't think of the fact that his "truths" or whatever they call them were embedded, not screenshots. That sucks. I wish I had found a better source now.
  
  Oh no, I meant there was a sub that shared screenshots of his rants so people could watch the dumpster fire without giving clicks.

How fucking stupid is this motherfucker?
- Stupid enough to say he wants to testify.
  
  But unfortunately not stupid enough to actually testify.

He fucking won't. Same story as always.

Yeah fucking right...

Uh huh... and he totally bought free lunch for all those people in that restaurant too /s

Keep him out of the media. No cameras! No free air time! Let him rot in prison, no fanfare, no attention, just solitude. I don’t wanna see his face-anus spewing anymore lies. No cameras in the courthouse! Just show me his perp walk to prison. That’s all I need.

Trump would own that trial
- Because a judge would tolerate him bloviating and perjuring himself?
  
  Yes, Trump is more powerful than some puny judge

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